Towel-cabinet.



PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.-

' H. G. WHEELER.

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APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 15. 1905 flil edf I & lmvenzan Harvey Wheeler;

HARVEY 6. WHEELER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

' TOWEL-CABENET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1906.

Application filedfi tember 15,1905. Serial No. 278,658.

T0 at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY C. WHEELER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suifolk,()01nmonwealth ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTowel-Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of this invention is the construction of an improved devicefor supporting an elongated strip of 'toweling by means of rollersattached to the ends thereof, by means of which a fresh section of thesame can be kept constantly presented until the whole has been used.

Referring to the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1is a side sectional elevation of a cabinet embodying my improvements.Fig. :2 is a similar sectional view of the lower part of said cabinet,but

showing the toweling wholly retired from access. Fig. 3 is a similarview, but showing the toweling put out of sight, although capa bio ofbeing taken out by simply opening the door of the cabinet. Fig. 4 is adetail view of one end of one of the towel-rollers. Fig. 5is a similarview of the opposite end of such roller. Fig. 6 is a side View of an endof the spaceroll, showing its bearing.

The general appearance of the cabinet 1, to which my improvedtowel-supplying arrangement is applied, does not greatly vary from thosewhich I have previously made and put upon the market; but within thelowermost compartment 5 thereof is located the towel-rollers l0 and 16,to which are affixed the ends of the long stri of toweling T. Theserollers are rotative y supported within recesses formed in the sides 8,as shown in igs. a and 5, a trunnion 11 at one end. of each rollerentering the recess 12, and a removable knob 17, penetrating theopposite side and having spurs 19 entering suitable openings therefor 1nthe roller end, being rovided for the other'end of each roller.

y removing said knobs the rollers can be easily withdrawn for replacingthe soiled towel with fresh. My preferable means for attaching the endsof the toweling to the rollers consist of tacks or screws 14,permanently fined in the rollers and engaging buttonhoies 1-5 in thecloth. This arrangement is inexpensive and at the same time efficient,while the buttonholes or other eyes do not interfere with the laundrywork 11, on the toweling. By turning said knobs t e cloth 1 can be woundup on one roller and unwound from the other until the desired amount isex )osed for use.

prefer to have the towel issue from the upper front art of thecompartment 5 for the reasons ereinafter set forth, providing for suchpurpose a-roll or bar 30 between the top edge of t 1e compartment front7 and the under surface of the shelf 3. Between the two narrow slitsthus formed issue thetwo lengths of the towel, as shown in Fig. 1. Thisroll 30 is made removable by providing the trunnion 31 at one endthereofwith a reccss 33 sufficiently elongated verticall to permit suchenitto be lifted free there 0m and the wholefo" l, withdrawn. The shelf3, being hinged at i s 'rear edge, can be thrown back and so out of theway. (See Fig. 6.) Ordinarily the section of towel when not and the door4 c osed; but w on in use the door is open and the towel-sectionhanging,

as shown in Fig. 1. i

It often happens that an office proprietor part of the towel in hiscabmet, while stil willing to have them use the mirror on the othertoilet appliances may be contained upon the shelf 2 of the cabinet. Toprovide for such, the shelf 3 is provided with a lock and key,(indicated at 40 in Fig. 2.) The office proprietor then simply removesthe roll 30 and tucks the towel-section within the compartment 5,afterward returning the roll to its place and locking the shelf 3 downin position. This effectually secures the towel against use by any oneelse.

What I claim as my invention, and for which I desire Letters Patent, isas follows, to wit:

1. A cabinet provided with a towel-comthe top of said compartment, aspace being allowed between said shelfand the top edge rollers locatedin said compartment, t0wel-. mg secured to the same and extended outcabinet reaching be ow said space; whereb a the towel can be folded backupon said she f will also shut in said space.

partment in its lower end, a shelf forming does not care to have otherparties use any I interior of the cabinet-door and whatever partment inits lower end, a shelf forming of said compartinents front, one or more2. A towel-cabinet provided with a com" the top of said compartment, aspace being in use is folded u and backu on the shelf 3 ward throughsaid s ace, and-a door for said M when not in use, and the door whenclosed out and in through Sfiid spams above and benawed bgtween smalwaif and the' 0 cage 05 said compartments Emmi, & bar lowfmd in saidspace, air of ro'fiers Within said compartment, 5m a length of towelingter m nally secured to said rollers and-passing 10W said bin".

3. A cabinet jrovided with a toivehconv partment in its ower and, amovable shelf forming the top of said compafiment, a space being ailewedbetwsau mid shelf and the top edge or" said compariments from,

ralleg's located in sa'ici compm'h'nent, tow/ rek 311g sggcuredthereteand extended Gut-weld .fibrough said spams, :3 door fer the. cabinetreaching baiow said space, and means for lockingsaid shelf in position.v

in testimony that? claim the foregoing invelitvionl haw hereunto set myhand this 13th day is? Sepmmb'er, 1905.

ELARVEY C. WHEELER/ Witnesses:

$0 2711, A. B. UPEAM.

